Needham, Mass. – November 20, 2008 -- A free webinar, aimed at assisting college and university officials meet the challenges in creating and sustaining a Campus Sustainability Program, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Intended for College and University Presidents, Chancellors, Sustainability Program Directors, and other officials, the webinar will detail the benefits, beyond greenhouse gas reductions, of implementing a Campus Sustainability Program.  The webinar will be presented by John D. Spengler, Ph.D., former Co-Chair of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative & Principal of EH&E, Inc. a leading environmental engineering and consulting firm on green initiatives in higher education.

The webinar, ”Leadership’s Role for Administrators in Establishing a Campus Sustainability Program,” will be offered Wednesday, December 3, 2008.  Two sessions will be offered:

• The first webcast is scheduled for 12:00 – 12:45 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), and 
• The second is set for 5:00 – 5:45 p.m., EST

Officials may attend either session by registering in advance on the Web at: http://www.eheinc.com/news_workshops/sustainabilityleadership.htm

In the 45-minute webinar, Spengler will demonstrate, by example, how responding to the challenges of climate change creates opportunities to:

• Foster a shared vision for promoting engagement of sustainability among the varied institutional stakeholders.
• Build a management system that creates a supporting infrastructure to ensure programmatic goals can be achieved given available resources and incentives.
• Promote the campus as a living laboratory for sustainability by incorporating curriculum development and experiential learning.

For more information, or to register for EH&E’s free webinar, ”Leadership’s Role for Administrators in Establishing a Campus Sustainability Program,” visit: http://www.eheinc.com/news_workshops/sustainabilityleadership.htm

About EH&E
EH&E ( www.eheinc.com) has provided an extensive range of environmental and engineering consulting services for 20 years. The EH&E team consists of more than 60 experts with an outstanding record of providing business-focused solutions for issues that affect the built environment. EH&E has a depth of knowledge and credibility unmatched in the industry. The firm’s wealth of readily-accessible information is a powerful resource for its clients.

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